Maria Speaks Out On Drama With Sydney Gordon

She called episodes four and five of Joey Graziadei's season "hard to watch" for multiple reasons

In the video, Maria admitted that episodes 4 and 5 were "kind of a hard watch," both due to the drama and also because she showed a more "sensitive" side of herself to Joey, which she said was "very hard."

"I really do wanna give grace to all the women involved. Being in an environment like this, it heightens everything — your emotions — everything is just overwhelming. And so it does get the best of us at times," she said before elaborating on how upset she was at the end of episode 5 — when she told a producer "I'm out. They win."

"I think that what people fail to realize is that we're all watching it at the same time. So a lot of the things that I'm hearing or I'm seeing that people are saying and doing — I'm hearing it for the first time and I'm seeing it for the first time. So it is tricky. It was hard to navigate in the house and in that environment, let alone watching it back."

She added a note above the video, too, though, writing: "But when it comes to defending my character I will stand up for myself every damn time."

Maria shared that she entered the show wanting to "make friends, make memories [and] make a love connection," before closing out her explanation of the episodes by encouraging viewers to "spread positivity."

Aside from the seemingly unending drama Maria has faced during her time on the show, she and Joey have also made strides in their relationship — which she's made clear is what she wants to focus on.

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Publisher: Peoplemag

Author: Julia Moore

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